Aug 14 Environment Trump Visits Shell Plastics Facility, Touts Petrochemical Future For Ohio Valley Trump toured Shell Chemical’s ethane cracker complex in Pennsylvania, to tout his administration’s commitment to expanding energy production. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Aug 14 Environment Trump Touts Petrochemical Future For Ohio Valley Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
Feb 19 Environment Researchers Predict Indiana Coal Will Be Replaced By 2080 As energy demands change and coal fired power plants reach the end of their lifespans, researchers believe coal will be replaced by natural gas, wind and solar by 2080. By Ryan Van Velzer Feb 19 Environment Researchers Predict Indiana Coal Will Be Replaced By 2080 Ryan Van Velzer
Jul 4 Economy Trade Troubles: Escalating Trade Threats Could Hit Ohio Valley Coal, Natural Gas Trump’s desire to boost the Ohio Valley’s energy industry and bring back mining jobs could be stymied by the administration’s escalating trade battle with China and other trade partners. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Jul 4 Economy Escalating Trade Threats Could Hit Ohio Valley Coal, Natural Gas Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jun 5 Environment Louisville Trash Becomes Fuel For Garbage Trucks Twenty years’ worth of Louisville garbage has found a new purpose in the city’s first renewable natural gas facility. By Ryan Van Velzer Jun 5 Environment Louisville Trash Becomes Fuel For Garbage Trucks Ryan Van Velzer
Feb 15 Environment Fracking Waste Disposal: Still A Hot Mess Concerned citizens and state officials in an eastern Kentucky community squared off this week over how to best deal with tons of radioactive waste illegally dumped in a landfill. By Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource Feb 15 Environment Fracking Waste Disposal: Still A Hot Mess Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource
Nov 10 Environment Carbon Capture Reconsidered: Big-Ticket Climate Fix Gets A Fresh Look As scientific evidence mounts about the clear danger of climate change, even some who were skeptical about carbon capture are now willing to reconsider. By Jonese Franklin Nov 10 Environment Carbon Capture Reconsidered: Big-Ticket Climate Fix Gets a Fresh Look Jonese Franklin
Aug 9 Environment In The Pipeline: New Commission Members To Take Up Energy Projects The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission website lists 14 pending pipeline projects throughout West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio. By Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource Aug 9 Environment In The Pipeline: New Commission Members To Take Up Energy Projects Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jul 17 Environment Paradise Cost: Coal, Natural Gas, And The True Price Of Power Despite Trump's attempts to roll back regulations on the mining and burning of coal, natural gas is rapidly becoming the power industry’s fuel of choice. By Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource Jul 17 Environment Paradise Cost: Coal, Natural Gas, And The True Price Of Power Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource
Dec 18 Environment Despite EPA Warnings, State Fracking Rules Are Adequate, Official Says The EPA released the final report on the impacts of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, on drinking water last week. By Erica Peterson Dec 18 Environment Despite EPA Warnings, State Fracking Rules Are Adequate, Official Says Erica Peterson
Dec 1 Environment Kentuckians Urge More Strenuous Review Of Proposed NGL Pipeline A draft environmental assessment found the project would have no significant environmental impacts, but environmental groups and residents disagree. By Erica Peterson Dec 1 Environment Kentuckians Urge More Strenuous Review Of Proposed NGL Pipeline Erica Peterson
Aug 29 Environment Power Play: Experts Say Killing Clean Power Plan Won’t Revive Coal Coal-producing states are preparing for arguments next month in the federal appeals court case known as West Virginia v. EPA, challenging the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan to limit greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. By Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource Aug 29 Environment Experts Say Killing Clean Power Plan Won't Revive Coal Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource
Aug 4 Environment Commission Adopts Stricter Rules For Biodigesters In Louisville The regulations approved Thursday were stricter than what planners had originally proposed, but won’t be finalized until they’re approved by Metro Council. By Erica Peterson Aug 4 Environment Commission Adopts Stricter Rules For Biodigesters In Louisville Erica Peterson
Aug 1 Environment Are Proposed Biodigester Rules Too Strict Or Not Strict Enough? The regulations were sparked by two proposed projects on Louisville’s West End last year: one in Russell and the other in California. By Erica Peterson Aug 1 Environment Are Proposed Biodigester Rules Too Strict Or Not Strict Enough? Erica Peterson
Jul 19 Environment Louisville Proposes Limiting Biodigesters To Certain Industrial, Agricultural Land Under the plan, biodigesters would be allowed in the city in industrially-zoned locations that are at least a quarter mile from homes, churches and schools. By Erica Peterson Jul 19 Environment City Proposes Limiting Biodigesters To Some Industrial, Agricultural Land Erica Peterson